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- 10591: Lyndon B. Johnson
- ... Baines Johnson. His father, a struggling farmer and cattle speculator in the hill country of Texas, provided only an uncertain income for his family. Johnson attended public schools in Johnson City and received a B.S. degree from Southwest Texas State Teachers College in San Marcos. He then taught for a year in Houston before going to Washington in 1931 as secretary to a Democratic Texas congressman, Richard M. Kleberg. In ... 1933, Franklin D. Roosevelt entered the White House. Johnson greatly admired the president, who named him, at age 27, to head the National Youth Administration in Texas. When war came to Europe he backed Roosevelt's efforts to aid the Allies. During World War II he served a brief tour of active duty with the U.S. Navy in the Pacific (1941-42) but returned to Capitol Hill when Roosevelt recalled members of Congress from active duty. Johnson continued to support Roosevelt's military and foreign-policy programs. In 1948 he ...
- 10592: GI JANE
- The film G.I. Jane takes place in the 1990’s and shows discrimination of a women in the United States Navy. Lieutenant Jordan O’ Neal played by Demi Moore, is a naval intelligence officer who has ambitions of moving beyond her military desk job, to become a member of the Navy Seal. Thanks to the political maneuvering of a female senator, O’ Neal becomes the first female candidate for the Navy Seals. The Seal’s are the military’s elite Special Forces team. O’ Neal becomes the guinea pig of senator Lillian DeHaven in this film. DeHaven bullies the Navy into taking O’Neal as a Seal recruit in order to become the ...
- 10593: Has Political Islam Failed in Algeria?
- ... their different socio- economic and political background that are more or less responsible of the generation of such movements. The Algerian case is the best case one can see as a direct application of Roy's theoretical analysis of the Failure of political Islam. The Islamic movement started in Algeria by the end of the 1980's, after a long era of the corrupt regime and it's economic in efficiency that led the country to live under extremely harsh standards of living for the average individual. While most of the Algerian citizens are under 30, namely 75%, which means a huge ...
- 10594: Lord of the FLies: Fear
- ... boys, as a nightmare. Even the names echo a childish ring. However, the other little boys, do not dismiss it. Already, by the second chapter, fear has worked its way into their society. “He say's the beastie came in the dark” (about a littilun) “But I tell you there isn't a beast!” (Ralph) From this moment on, the smallest of the boys, begin to have bad dreams and are scared to go near the jungle. In this sense, the jungle represents the darkness, because it ... a barrier, in some cases for their own good, protecting them from straying into the forest. Symbolically, fear plays another great part. In the first chapter, Jack tries to kill a pig, but he can't. This can be attributed that he is afraid, thus fears what will happen. It is a different type of fear, a fear of the consequences. Eventually, his, physical being, overrides that of his mind, ...
- 10595: Babylonia A Great Civilization
- ... not uncommon and were treated nicely and cared for properly. Thus, this shows that the Babylonian civilization was quite civilized and had a daily way of life that was in the "norm". The people weren't too war-like or too philosophical-thus, making their way of life effective. Their economy came from many sources. Agriculture was a major factor in the Babylonian civilization. Farming provided food, and their sheep provided ... was a group of appointed governors and administrators. In charge of local administration were the mayors and the Council of City Elders. "There were courts that consisted of one to four judges. The judges couldn't reverse their decisions for any reason, but they could make appeals for their verdicts to the king. Evidence consisted either of statements from witnesses or of written documents." That shows how modernized their governmental system ... had to take oaths in courts as we do today. There were penalties for the crimes committed-it ranged from capital punishment to banishment. Babylonia was ruled by a system of laws, known as "Hammurabi's Code." It controlled the people and society. Their great political structure and strong legal system shows just how advanced and modern the Babylonian civilization was. Thus, showing why they underwent such little change in ...
- 10596: A Separate Peace
- ... and Phineas is brought about in John Knowles’ A Separate Peace by the combination of their envy and denial. Finny and Gene begin their summer of 1942 with the illusion of a great companionship. Gene’s paranoia and envy disrupt the relationship between him and Finny. As their friendship disintegrates, Finny and Gene deny that the problems in their alliance even exist, which in turn leads to a tragic catastrophe. Gene and Finny initiate their summer of 1942 with the false perception that their friendship is flawless. At the beginning of the story, Gene seems to accept Finny’s superior athletic ability, but he resents what he feels was Finny flaunting his abilities. Finny demonstrates his superior agility to Gene when he grabs Gene’s hand, lending him support when he loses his balance during one of their routine jumps from a towering tree. Gene feels that he should not feel any “rush of gratitude toward Phineas,” because he ...
- 10597: A Separate Peace
- ... and Phineas is brought about in John Knowles’ A Separate Peace by the combination of their envy and denial. Finny and Gene begin their summer of 1942 with the illusion of a great companionship. Gene’s paranoia and envy disrupt the relationship between him and Finny. As their friendship disintegrates, Finny and Gene deny that the problems in their alliance even exist, which in turn leads to a tragic catastrophe. Gene and Finny initiate their summer of 1942 with the false perception that their friendship is flawless. At the beginning of the story, Gene seems to accept Finny’s superior athletic ability, but he resents what he feels was Finny flaunting his abilities. Finny demonstrates his superior agility to Gene when he grabs Gene’s hand, lending him support when he loses his balance during one of their routine jumps from a towering tree. Gene feels that he should not feel any “rush of gratitude toward Phineas,” because he ...
- 10598: The Work of J.D. Salinger
- The Work of J.D. Salinger Many critics consider J.D. Salinger a very controversial writer, for the subject matters that he writes.. J.D. Salinger's works were generally written during two time periods. The first time period was during World War II, and the second time period was during the 1960's. Critics feel that the works during the 1960 time period were very inappropriate, because of the problems for which he wrote. The main characters were generally misfits of society. In most of his works, he ... in bad conditions, through the end of his works they undergone changes that change them for the better. The works of J.D. Salinger show the quest for happiness through religion, loneliness, and symbolism. Salinger's works often use religion in order to portray comfort. In Salinger's Nine Stories Franny Glass keeps reciting the "Jesus Prayer" to cope with the suicide of her brother Seymour (Bloom in Bryfonski and ...
- 10599: Symbolism In The Great Gatsby
- ... different meaning in the mind of the reader. In the novel The Great Gatsby, written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, symbolic representation is present in many forms. It is seen in the guests that attended Gatsby s parties, his gigantic library, the general color scheme used in descriptions, the billboard, dust, and the setting of the entire story. Jay Gatsby s guests at his party were symbolic in the novel by representing the entire new money social class. The guest s big and sophisticated names were representative of their high social ranking, yet they also acted as shields to hide their insensitivity and shallowness. They managed to show up at every one of Gatsby s ...
- 10600: A Rose For Emily
- Miss Emily’s House: A Symbol of Neglect Miss Emily’s House: A Symbol of Neglect “A Rose for Emily,” is the remarkable story of Emily Grierson, whose death and funeral drew the attention of the town. The bizarre outcome is further emphasized throughout by the symbolism of the decaying house, which parallels Miss Emily’s physical deterioration and demonstrates her ultimate mental disintegration. Emily’s life, like the house which decays around her, suffers from lack of genuine love and care. The characteristics of Miss Emily’s house, like ...
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